tactics trainer is too computer like

seriously in a real game there is no difference between mate in 5 or mate in 4 and being a rook up or being a queen up as long as its a clear cut win.

any solution that gets to a clear cut win should be correct.

i disagree

You have to find the quickest win. Nothing computer-like.

You are to find the quickest and cleanest win. Not just any ol' win. This is the point of tactic puzzles; to help you learn the most accurate way to do it.

kleelof wrote:

GarbageChess wrote:

seriously in a real game there is no difference between mate in 5 or mate in 4 and being a rook up or being a queen up as long as its a clear cut win.

any solution that gets to a clear cut win should be correct.

You are to find the quickest and cleanest win. Not just any ol' win. This is the point of tactic puzzles; to help you learn the most accurate way to do it.

And to get the most advantageous position.

It would be better to stop defending Tactics Trainer with specious reasoning. Chess Tempo does not penalise one for finding strong alternatives to the strongest move in a position, nor does a strong legal move in a real game equal a loss. This limitation also affects Tactics Trainer negatively because it reduces the range of puzzles that it could contain, as those with multiple solutions must be deleted or shortened.

I found this inconvenient too.

You may want to check ChessTempo, where alternative winning moves give you a 'try again' rather than a 'fail'.

ChessTempo also offers the option to filter out puzzles where there are more than one satisfactory solution.

I agree with this, mate in 3 or 4 is the same. Why someone would spend time looking for alternative lines when they find a win is beyond me.

Moderators will remove these when they are flagged up. Unfortunately there's no easy way to flag them. I was sending then in PMs for a while but got boring.